Churn.



G. W. KING.

UHURN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12, 1913.

1,089,772. Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

c I I 2 I Attorneys it tll lill il llclllilll l ljf .s a ALL a. call a lUl lltTlIlllill) GEORGE WV. KING, OF INDIAN ElPRINGS, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR OIL" Ol lE-T'HILD TO J. NAT BOW/VERY, OF INDIAN SIPRINGS, TETNNIGSEEE.

CIHURN.

133 93773, 1 gi'wcifiwtlon f Letters Patent Ila'liui -cd iilnr. ill, lll tnltn Application filed July 12, 1913. Serial No' 778,505.

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10(ZZZ'wimhbttfl'l/(tf/(3017,0071; 7, side bars 8 and a bottom bar the latter Be it known that .l Geonon W. KING, a being seeurinl directly to the lined section 2 citizen oil the United States, residing at inol the closure. The side bars 8 ol the pridian Springs, in the county of Sullivan and mary frame (3 terminate in thinned lingers State of .l.ennessee, have invented a new and adapted to overlap the, outer lae f h 60 useit'ul Churn, oil which the following is a receptacle l. and to cooperate with the shoulspecilication. der 5 ol the closure in holding the support The device forming the subject matter at? for the d ri ving mechanism in place on the this application is a churn of that general upper end of the receptacle 1.

10 type in which superposed dashers are ro- The invention l'urther includes a second- 5 'tated 1n opposite directlons by a common ary :lrame denoted generally by the nun'ieral drivlng tram. ll, the trame Il'l standing at right angles to One object of the invention is to provide the primary Frame (3. 'lhe secoiulary trame novel means whereby the space between the ill ineliules vertical standards I and Ill, the dashers may be adjusted. lower ends of which are secureifl to the lixed iitnother object of the invention is to prosection 2 of the i'zlosure. The standard 12 vide novel means for holding one dasher in inoli'ides a thinned linger l3 eoiiperating place upon its actuating shaft. with the lingers to to aeeomplish the end it is within the scope of the invention to above stated. The se -oiular v .lrame ll turimprove generally and to enhance the utility ther includes a top bar to connecting the upiof, devices of that; type to which the present per ends of the standards lit and it, the top inventiim appertains. bar to overlapping the top bar T on the pri With the above and other ObJCCtS 111 view many trame ll. which will appear as the description pro- .l he invention includes a vertical shalt .ll

: coeds, the inventii'in resides in the combinawhich is iournaled tor rotation in the top 'tion and nrrangen'ient of parts and in the de bars 7 and 1.43, in the bottom bar 5) and in the tails of constructiim hereina'tter described iiX d section .5 ol the closure, the lower end and claimed, it being iunlerstood that of the shalt 1.7, which may he denominated changes in the precise en'ibodin'icnt of the inthe dasher shall' proieeting downwardly 30 vention herein (.lisclosed can be made within into the receptacle 1. To the upper end ol r, the scope of what is claimed without depart the dasher shalt .17 may be applied a nut :ing from the spirit of the invention. and washer it; or any other suitable means in the drawing:--.lligure 1 shows the ,infor retaining the dashi-r shaft 17 against vention in side elevation, the churn recepta (lOWjllVtll'tl movement in the primary frame 535 cle being sectioned; Pig. 2 is a'side elevation (l. Secured to the dasher shalt .li' below the the structure being; viewed at right angles top bar 'i' of the prinmry :l'iame (l is a pin to the showing of Fig. 1, parts being broken ion 20 which may include a neck 21. provided away and sectioned; Fig. 3 is a top plan oil with a set screw .22 engaging;- the (lasher a head which receives one dasher; and Fig. shailt 17.

to tis a plan view applicable to both dashe-rs. Disposed at right angles to the dasher In carrying out the invention there is proshaft 17 and join-naled in the standards It vided a receptacle 1 which may be 01'' any dcand 112 is a drive shaft 23 provided at its sired shape, size and capacity. A supportouter end with a crank ill or any other suiting structure for the driving mechanism ()If able means whereby the drive shalt may be the churn is provided and. this supporting actuated either by hand or from a prime structure includes a closure for the upper mover. Fixed to the inner end ot the drive end of the receptacle 1, the closure comprisshaft 23 is a relatively large gear wheel 535 ing a fixed section 2 and a movable section 3, which n'ieshes into the pinion Qt). At its the sections 9 and being united by hinges lower end the dasher shaft 17 :is provided 50 4-. The sections 2 and 3 of the closure are with a socket 31 into which a set screw 32 1105 shouldered as shown at 5 so as to fit down is threaded. JUltl'llillttl on the dasher shaft into the top oat the receptacle 1. 17 above the socket 231. and extended up- Sccured to the fixed section 2 of the closure wardly through the fixed section 2 oi? the is a primary Frame denoted. generally by the closure and through the bottom ha 1' .l at the ob numeral. (3, the frame (5 comprising a top bar primary frame (3 is a sleeve ill) to the upper 1 0 end of which is secured a pinion 19 meshing into the gear wheel at a point diametrically opposite to the pinion 20. The pin ion 19 cooperates with the bottom bar 9 to prevent the sleeve 26 from moving downwardly. Secured to the lower end of the sleeve 26 and disposed transversely thereof is a head 27 which is located directly above he socket 31 on the lower end of the dasher shaft 17. Adjacent its ends, the head 27 is equipped with vertical openings 28, there being set screws 29 threaded into the ends of the head 27 and adapted to cociperate with the openings 28. The openings 28 in the head 27 are alined with vertical grooves 30 formed in the outer face or the sleeve 26.

The agitating mechanism includes a lower dasher 33 which is secured to the lower end of a shaft as, the upper end oi the shaft 34. being inserted into the socket 31 of the dasher shaft 1? and being held therein by the set screw An upper dasher is provided and projecting upwardly from the dasher are converging, resilient arms 86. The arms 36 pass through the openings in the head 27 and are adapted, at their upper ends to ride in the grooves of the sleeve 26. he dashcrs 35 and 33 may be of any desired form. As shown in Fig. l, they may comprise angu arly disposed intersecting bars ooncavcd at their ends indicated at 88. This specific form or dasher shown, however, is not mandatory.

In practical operation, the drive shaft is rotated through the medium of the crank 2 -lor its equivalent, and rotatory movement is thereby imparted to the large gear wheel 25, the same meshing into the pinion 20 and rotating the shaft 17, the shaft 17 rotating the shaft 34:, and the latter imparting rotation to the lower dasher When thelarge gear wheel is rotated, motion will be transmitted through the pinion 19 through the sleeve 26 and to the head 27 which is secured to the lower end of the sleeve. Motion will thus be transmitted to the arms 36 and thence into the upper dasher From ing a thorough agitation of the contents of the receptacle 1. By loosening the set screws '29, the arms may be slid no and down in the openings 28 of the head 2 the upper ends of the arms riding in the grooves 30 of the sleeve 26. In this manner, the space between the dashers 35 and 33 may be adjusted.

Giving to the provision of the head 27, havin openings 28, and the sleeve 26 having grooves 30, the arms 86 are firmly assembled with the sleeve 26 for rotation in one piece, the vertical adjustment of the arms 36 and the dasher 85, however, being cfiected readily, in the manner hereinbefore set forth.

Having thus described the inventiomwhat is claimed is 1. In a churn, a receptacle; a shaft; means for supporting the shaft for rotation; a transverse head secured to the shaft and having openings located upon opposite sides of the shaft; a dasher located in the receptacle and provided with converging arms engaged in the openings and bearing againstthe shaft above the h ad; and arm-engaging clamping means carried by the head and c0- operating with the openings.

In a churn, a receptacle; a shaft having opposed longitudinal grooves; means for supporting the shaft for rotation; a transverse head secured to the shaft and having openings alined with the grooves; a dasher located in the receptacle; and resilient arms secured to the dasher, the arms passing through the openings in the head and registering in the grooves.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, 1 have hereto ailixed my signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. KING.

VJitnesses dorm VJ. SMITH, James J. lFriILLIPs.

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